Adjustable evener board for binding machines



,Agg. 17 1926.

C. 'F. M BEE ADJUSTABLE EVENER BOARD FOR BINDING MACHINES Filed Feb. 2. 1921 .1 Tm c :11? .111?- 1 m? 1 A l 11 Inventor W1tn/esseAs I M 9220.366

At tornys Patented Aug. 17, 1926.

UNITE stares CHARLES F. MCBEE, OF ATHENS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE MCBEE are BINDER 00., A

CORPORATION OF OHIO.

ADJUSTABLE EVENER BOARD FOR BINDING MAORI HES.

Application filed February 2, 1921.

The object of my invention is to provide an adjustable means for an ev-ener board for a receptacle to receive and retain material to be perforated which will be simple in construction and efiicient in service, and which will be adapted to be applied to any standard perforating, punching or binding machine. V

In preparing papers, or the like, for receiving perforations to adapt them for either binding or loose leaf filing, it is often necessary to locate these perforations at different distances from the forward edge surface of the papers so that they will easily fit into the particular binder desired.

My invention consists of the details of construction illustrated in the drawings forming a part of this application, and as described and claimed in the attached specifications, in which Fig. 1 shows a sectional view of the base of a binding machine to which my device is attached, said section being taken on the line 11 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 shows a vertical sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the reference numeral 10 is used to indicate the base of a binding machine having a forward cross bar 11 and a rear cross bar 12, each of which are provided with orifices to receive for slidable movement, the parallel rods 1st and 15. On the forward ends of the cross bars, immediately forward of the cross bar 11 I have secured an upwardly projecting plate 16 which is designed to be in advance of, and parallel with, the punching or perforating devices of the binding machine (not shown). A

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handle bar 17 joins the rear ends of the parallel rods 14 and 15 and is designed for use in sliding the rods to the desired position. Set screws 18 are secured in one of the cross bars so as to contact with their respective rods and to be adapted to hold the rods in any desired position.

The plate 16, in the construction. of the binding machine, is designed to be positioned on a line slightly in advance of the perforating apparatus, which obviously is above the base 10. The material to be bound is placed upon the base and moved forward to contact with the plate 16, which thus causes the papers, or the like, to be evened to receive the perforations in the proper places. As it is often desired to have these perforations at varying distances from the edge (for filing in difierent style loose binders), it is obvious that this purpose may be accomplished by changing the position of my evener plate 16, by moving the rods 1 and 15, as is clearly indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1..

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United States is An evener device for binding machines comprising a base and cross bars secured therein, a pair of parallel rods slidably secured in said cross bars, an evener plate mounted on said rods, a handle bar secured to, and joining the ends of, said rods for use in positioning the slidable rods, and means to retain the rods in any desired position. I

In testimony'whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

CHARLES F. MGBEE. 

